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[[Image:| | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1871-1909) - Established as a relocated [[Camp Brown (2)]] in 1871 by Captain [[Robert A. Torrey]]<!-- not USMA -->, [[1st U.S. Infantry]], in the present day town of Fort Washakie, Fremont County, Wyoming. Renamed Fort Washakie 30 Dec 1878 after Shoshone [[Chief Washakie]], father-in-law of [[Jim Bridger]]. The chief resided at Fort Washakie until his death in 1900. Permanently abandoned by the U.S. Army in 1909. Became the headquarters of the Shoshoni Indian Agency in 1913. | ||
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|width="50%"|[[File:Fort Washakie - 9.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Fort Washakie Post Building Probably a Stable]] | |||
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|colspan="2"|[[File:Fort Washakie Bldg 1 c1877.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Fort Washakie Building 1, Originally the Post Library and Chapel]] | |||
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|colspan="2"|[[File:Fort Washakie Bldg 1 LOC 174753pv.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Fort Washakie Building 1, in Use as Wind River Indian Agency HQ]] | |||
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==History of {{PAGENAME}}== | |||
[[File:Old Fort Washakie Cem - 04.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Chief Washakie's Grave in the old Fort Washakie Cemetery]] | |||
Established to protect the Shoshone and Bannock Indian Reservation against hostile Indian enemies of these two tribes. Relocated from Lander in Jan 1871 by Captain [[Robert A. Torrey]], [[1st U.S. Infantry]]. Originally built of wood and adobe, the post was rebuilt later in the 1870's with stone buildings. | |||
Permanently abandoned by the U.S. Army on 30 Mar 1909 and became the headquarters of the Shoshoni Indian Agency in 1913. | |||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Part of the Headquarters of the Wind River Shoshoni Indian Agency. | Part of the Headquarters of the Wind River Shoshoni Indian Agency. Some military buildings remain although they are not identified as such. Building 1 is recognizable from HABS documentation as the old post chapel and library but it is roofless and mostly destroyed by a fire. Other buildings are clearly of military origins and there are others that could be. | ||
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(F) 43.00573, -108.883309, | (F) 43.00573, -108.883309, Fort Washakie | ||
(1871-1909) | |||
(C) 42.99273, -108.91374, Old Fort Washakie Cemetery | |||
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'''Location:''' In the town of Fort Washakie, Wyoming. | '''Location:''' In the town of Fort Washakie, Fremont County, Wyoming. | ||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Hart}}, page 205 | * {{Hart}}, page 205. | ||
* {{Frazer}}, page 186-187 | * {{Frazer}}, page 186-187. | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 863-864. | |||
* Hebard, Grace Raymond, '''''Washakie: Chief of the Shoshones''''', University of Nebraska press, 325 pages, ISBN 0803272782 | |||
'''Links: ''' | '''Links: ''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/wy.html#washakie North American Forts - Fort Washakie] | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Washakie Wikipedia - Fort Washakie] | |||
* [http://www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com/wash.html Wyoming Tales & Trails - Fort Washakie] | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:04, 26 February 2025
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History of Fort Washakie![]() Established to protect the Shoshone and Bannock Indian Reservation against hostile Indian enemies of these two tribes. Relocated from Lander in Jan 1871 by Captain Robert A. Torrey, 1st U.S. Infantry. Originally built of wood and adobe, the post was rebuilt later in the 1870's with stone buildings. Permanently abandoned by the U.S. Army on 30 Mar 1909 and became the headquarters of the Shoshoni Indian Agency in 1913.
Current StatusPart of the Headquarters of the Wind River Shoshoni Indian Agency. Some military buildings remain although they are not identified as such. Building 1 is recognizable from HABS documentation as the old post chapel and library but it is roofless and mostly destroyed by a fire. Other buildings are clearly of military origins and there are others that could be.
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Visited: 16 Sep 2012
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